Ingredients

  • 700 grams Uncooked white rice
  • 300 grams Chicken thighs
  • 8 Shrimp
  • 1 Squid
  • 200 grams Manila clams
  • 1 Onion
  • 2 stick Asparagus
  • 1 Red bell pepper
  • 50 ml White wine
  • 1 dash Salt and pepper
  • 2 tbsp Olive oil
  • 3 cm Garlic
  • 1 dash Butter
  • 1 Chicken consomme
  • 350 ml Water
  • 1 dash Turmeric
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 for garnish Parsley
  • 1 for garnish Lemon

Method

  • Combine the ingredients.
  • Cut the red bell pepper and asparagus into bite-sized pieces.
  • Mince the onion.
  • Peel the shrimp and trim off the legs and tail with scissors.
  • Cut the chicken and squid into bite-sized pieces.
  • Melt the butter in a frying pan.
  • Season the chicken with salt and pepper, then cook until crisply browned.
  • (The juice released from the chicken will be used later, so save it and set it aside.)
  • In the same frying pan, melt more butter and cook the shrimp until they change color.
  • The above steps are the preparations to be done in the morning.
  • Heat olive oil in a frying pan and cook the garlic and minced onion over medium heat until transparent.
  • (Be careful of any spattering oil!!)
  • Add the rice and after cooking for a short time, pour in the white wine.
  • Reduce the heat to low and add the previously combined ingredients.
  • Add the chicken juice to the pan and slowly cook over low heat.
  • (You can leave it alone for a little bit.)
  • Once the liquid has boiled down and the mixture is thick enough that you can see the bottom of the pan when stirred, turn off the heat.
  • Arrange the clams, shrimp, squid, chicken, red bell pepper, and asparagus on top in a presentable fashion.
  • Pour in 50 ml of water and reduce the heat to low.
  • Simmer for 15 minutes (turn the heat to high for the last 10 seconds!!
  • ), stop the heat, and let it steam for 15 more minutes.
  • Open the lid and garnish with parsley to finish.
  • The delicious paella is complete.
  • If the rice appears slightly undercooked, cover with the lid again and let it steam for 10 more minutes.